🎃October Dev Build & Progress Report

Happy Halloween!

It’s the last day of October.

First, we’re sharing the current build of the game with all of you.

We were aiming to finish the trial version, but even after a month of nothing but sleep, work, sleep, work, it’s not quite there yet. So for now, here’s a progress report.

Here are the main changes:

1. Massage Animation Quality Upgrade
To start, we’ve made the massage hands opaque again, like in our previous titles. Shading for where the skin is pressed down is already in. Next, we’ll improve how the hands interact with Arin’s body so her skin moves more physically.

2. New Game Mechanics
We haven’t finished designing how each massage affects the main variables yet, but you can already get a rough idea of how the system works.
You’ll learn new massages for each body part naturally as you massage that area more.
Almost none of the interactions like conversations and dialogue with Arin, are implemented yet.
We’re preparing a variety of experiences so the repetition doesn’t get boring, so please look forward to the next update! (It should be ready within 1–2 weeks.)
There are several parts of the massage scene UI that need improving, but these aren’t done yet.

3. Sleep Massage Is Back
Before, the early part of the game didn’t have enough sexual interaction with Arin, so a long stretch of it could feel boring for players.
Now, once Arin feels relaxed enough from the massage, she falls asleep. As long as she doesn’t wake up, you can do all sorts of things without her knowing.
J put a lot of effort into this part and redrew it many times, so we’d be really happy if you enjoy it.
Two of the sleep interactions (which are for genital area) aren’t implemented yet.

4. New Minigame: Peeping in the Locker Room
Sexual interaction with Arin is locked early in the game. But if Arin won’t allow it, you can always do it in secret.
If you check the lockers in the men’s locker room, you might catch a glimpse of Arin that no one else has ever seen.
Arin’s outfits aren’t finished yet, so the feature is in with rough sketches for now.
Arin’s outfits also change with the seasons as the days go by.
Arin changes clothes no matter what you’re doing, so if you want to see her most private places, you’d better be quick!

5. Arin’s Standing CG Revised

Development has taken a while, and J's drawing skills have gotten a bit better along the way. (Well, it's me J who are writing this, so...) When I looked back at what I drew before, there were so many mistakes that I couldn’t stand it, so I fixed them up a bit.

Major features still to be implemented before the trial version:

• Reworked opening

• Mechanics for developing Arin’s S/M tendencies

• Conversation interactions during massage scenes

• Interactive elements around the map

• Arin’s affection system, and changes in how she talks as her affection changes

• Ero Status changes, with its content and values updating based on actual sexual contact

• Arin’s idol social media feed

• The trial will cover up to just after entering S/M Massage 1. The artwork for it is ready, but you can’t reach it in-game yet.

We’d love to hear your feedback on the new version of the game.

We’re also sorry for not keeping in touch with you all lately. We’ve been developing all day and running low on energy.

Once the trial version is done, which we’ll finish as soon as we can, we’ll get back to working while keeping in touch with you.

See you on November 7th. Thank you!